10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

Two days ago I went on Facebook and queried some of my exhausted compatriots: if you could have one wish right now – anything in the world – what would it be? “I A robot that feeds baby birds so I can take a nap,” wrote Jodi in Massachusetts. “A I don’t want to be too hasty in my response,” wrote Gay in Virginia.

Wildlife 251

Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 251

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Kaufman guides are colorful and well-designed and convenient, just the right size and weight to slip into a backpack or even a pocket. It was Massachusetts Representative John Weeks who sponsored and fought for the 1911 Weeks Act, which authorized the use of federal funds for the purchase of forest lands for conservation.

Massachusetts 212

Massachusetts North America Rhode Island Ohio 212

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Listed as a Species of Special Concern in New York and as threatened or endangered in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, Poocetes gramineus is in trouble in the northeastern United States and, considering the decline shown in Ontario’s second breeding bird atlas, in eastern Canada as well.* What has caused the decline?

Sparrows 165

Sparrows North Dakota United States Downers 165